did i buy a sick puppy?

hi im just picking up my new 1.8lbs maltese from the airport, the breeders say that i need to bring some nutri-cal or syrup for just a little sugar boost, but yet she says he has no sugar problems? Does nutri-cal nessesarelly mean that i bought i sick puppy? or is that just a safety reasons?

thanks so much, i got very worried but how do you know if the puppy has low sugar? And just to let you know i got the puppy in perfect condition! he is so cute, now i just dont know what to call him. He's had a big day, we went to restraunts, pet co, and even the movies.

I would just like to add something to this post that didnt sound right. A puppy that weighs so little shouldnt be shipped at very young ages. It is most likely a tea-cup and it can be very fatal to ship a pup this light on an airplane. I dont think the person you got the puppy from was being very responsible, because most breeders dont sell puppies who are going to be tiny under 12weeks of age and thier weight should be at least 3 pounds or 12 weeks of age. Any good and responsible breeder wouldnt sell puppies that are going to be under 4 pounds as adults and if they do they would take care not to ship them at such a low weight because of the many risks they might encounter. I hope your puppy is doing alright. How old was it when you got it? If it was under 12 weeks than that person wasnt a very good breeder. But like the other person said, keep it warm, give it nutrical and also what i give my puppy is a teaspoon of honey to boost it's sugar levels. We got ours at around 3 pounds and he's 5 pounds now so he's a bigger little guy, but since yours is so tiny it might need the xtra sugar boost. Good luck with your puppy. =)

Just in case you didn't know already, there are no "teacup" puppies. That's just a cute label some "breeders" use to snag uneducated buyers. Sometimes it can mean that you're buying an ABNORMALly small dog, but not always. That said, it's not a shock to me that your breeder hasn't been in touch. They may still contact you, but I wouldn't rely on them should something happen. Do you have a written and signed general and genetic health guarantee for this puppy? "Teacups" tend to have a lot of problems due to their size, so be prepared. As a breeder of Toy and Miniature Poodles, I wouldn't sell a "teacup-sized" puppy (if I had one) to anyone who was actively looking for one. Think about why someone would want a "teacup" puppy, anyway? It's usually to draw attention to themselves for having something unique, unusual or "rare." Personally, I want my puppies in homes where they will be valued as family companions for WHO they are, not WHAT they are because of something so trivial as size or color.

with everyone else. Did you call these breeders?

Sometimes I use Nutri-Cal. It wrks nicely

I especially agree with you about not selling a tiny pup to a person looking for t-cups. You hit the nail on head!! I tell all my pup buyers to AVOID public places till the pup is 4 to 5 omnths old and to let it have a lot of rest time undisturbed. The OP dragged that poor pup all over town--if it was not sick before it may well be now just from stress alone.